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Robert Belli Obituary
Bob grew up near the beach in Rockaway. He married Joanne, the love of his life, in 1969, and they raised their daughters in Malverne. Bob worked as a special education teacher in the New York City public schools and retired young. Bob spent a long retirement traveling the world and enjoying the beach with Joanne.
Bob's two greatest passions were his family and music. He adored his wife, daughters, and grandchildren and would do anything to help them or brighten their days. Bob was a talented jazz pianist who played professionally in many bands for over 60 years. He filled his house with beautiful music, playing jazz improvisations at all hours of the day and night. Bob passed his love of music on to his daughters and grandchildren and left many recordings of his music for his family to cherish.
A celebration of Bob's life will be planned for early summer at the beach. Donations in Bob's memory may be made to the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation or Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
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joanne belli
July 13, 2025
15 months and I miss you more each day
Nicole Lawrence
July 7, 2025
Bob,
Awesome musician and friend. I'll never forget the day that you told me. You listened to me go on and on about my new gigs. Then told me.
Then I found out you got your wings. I miss you. I know your playing the piano in heaven.
joanne belli
July 6, 2025
Happy Anniversary my love
Today would have been 56 years together.
I miss you more each day
Alan Stern
July 1, 2025
I wish you a Happy Birthday Bob, and I miss you so much. I still listen often to tunes of ours that sound great, and some singing and playing by you, with your sharp humor. I don´t know that I´ll ever stop listening to you.
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joanne belli
July 1, 2025
joanne belli
July 1, 2025
Happy Birthday Grandpa Bob
You are missed more as the days pass.
Our family is together today to honor your memory and strengthen your legacy
joanne belli
April 12, 2025
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April 11, 2025
joanne belli
April 10, 2025
Today, April 10, 2025, 5:35am marks the first anniversary of your passing.
It is hard to believe life can go on without you.
It is more difficult to believe that I have been able to go on without you in my world.
I have come to realize that our love was even greater than I imagined and that those we love never truly leave us. This year has taught me that there are things that death cannot touch because they live in the hearts of those you left behind.
Despite your memory and love forever in my heart, my grief journey is painful and unrelenting.
I will grieve forever. I will not 'get over' the loss of you but I will learn to live with it."
I know that death leaves a heartache no one can heal, but I also have learned that love leaves a memory no one can steal."
As I sat at 5:35 this morning in the very spot you took your last breath overlooking the ocean, I reached out for your hand and cried while playing your recording of our love song, "That´s All".
I am so sad. My heart is broken. But,
I try to find comfort in this simple beautiful quote by Emily Dickinson:
"Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality."
I miss you more each day
I love you more each day
Joanne
joanne belli
February 13, 2025
Our First Valentine´s Day Apart
But our love remains forever
Grief is not a moment. It is not something that fades simply because time moves forward. It lingers, reshapes, and becomes a quiet companion to those who have lost someone they love. The world may expect grief to have an expiration date, to be something that eventually disappears, but the truth is, loss does not just take a person-it takes pieces of the life that once existed, rewriting the very foundation of who you are.
When someone is gone, the world does not stop. Time continues, people carry on, seasons change. But for those left behind, everything shifts. The places once filled with their laughter now echo with absence. The moments once shared now feel incomplete. It is not just their absence that is mourned-it is the loss of what was, the loss of what could have been.
Some may ask, *"Are you still grieving?"* as if the passage of time should lessen the weight of love that once existed. But grief is not something to be outrun, nor is it something to be measured by a calendar. It is woven into the fabric of the soul, a reflection of the depth of love that was once given and received.
Yet, even in the depths of grief, there is resilience. There is a quiet strength in carrying memories, in learning how to live in a world that feels different. Grief does not mean being stuck-it means honoring what was lost while still moving forward. It is proof that love does not vanish. It transforms.
So let grief be. Let it exist without shame. It is not a weakness; it is love continuing beyond loss. Some may not understand, but those who do know that grief is not a sign of refusing to move on-it is a testament to a love that will never fade.
joanne belli
January 20, 2025
I hold a quiet hope within my soul,
that someday..
somewhere beyond this chaotic world,
beyond the reach of time and space..
I will find you again
Marianne Isnardi
January 17, 2025
Marianne Isnardi
January 17, 2025
Though words can never fully capture the grief of losing someone so special, I want to honor the beautiful life Bob lived. Bob touched so many lives with kindness, love, strength & compassion. His nobility of character was evident in the way he always put others´ well-being before his own, offering help selflessly is how I will always remember Bob. The memories of his love, compassion, generosity & music will live on in all who had the privilege of knowing him. While Bob may no longer be with us, his spirit remains in our hearts. My heart breaks for Joanne, Jennifer, Jill, Jack & Julia who have lost a devoted Husband,extraordinary Father & Grandfather! He was their best friend, always there with a kind word, a helping hand, the wisdom to navigate life´s challenges, making each of them feel uniquely understood and supported.My family & I were truly blessed to have Bob in our lives.
Forever in our hearts- Marianne
joannebelli
January 12, 2025
I don't just grieve you
I grieve the version of ME... that existed when you were here...
the laughter that came so easily, the peace that felt unshakable, and the wholeness | no longer recognize.
It has been nine months since your passing and each day that goes by i miss you and who I was when we were a twosome more and more
joanne belli
January 5, 2025
I miss you more each day
Losing you feels like a part of me is torn away, leaving behind a wound that will never truly heal. Time doesn´t erase my pain-at best it teaches me to live around it, to carry it with me like a shadow that lingers in every quiet moment.
Grief is not linear. Some days, I smile at your memory; other days, I´m struck by the crushing weight of your absence.
I replay conversations, recall your laughter, your music, your dry sense of humor.
I hold onto the smallest details as if they were lifelines.
But amidst the pain, there´s an unexpected beauty: the love you gave me doesn´t fade. It remains in every corner of my heart, a quiet companion reminding me that we were so lucky to experience something so profound. Your love becomes the guiding light through the darkness, proof that you´ll never truly leave me.
I don´t move on; I move forward carrying your memories like treasures. I honor them by living fully, by keeping your spirit alive in my actions, and by embracing the lessons you taught me.
The wound may never close, but the love you left behind will become the balm that helps me endure.
In every tear, every smile, and every moment of quiet reflection, you are with me Always.
joanne belli
December 21, 2024
joanne belli
December 20, 2024
joanne Belli
December 20, 2024
MISSING YOU ALWAYS
ESPECIALLY AT CHRISTMASTIME
With all the celebrations And Christmas drawing near, What a lovely time we'd have
If only you were near.
We'd spend so many happy hours
The way we did before, Christmas is for loved ones And I couldn't miss you more.
When I wake on Christmas Day
I'll look to Heaven above, And I'll remember every smile And think of you with love.
Today I cried as I looked through the photos of our last Christmas together
joanne Belli
December 19, 2024
"The death of a spouse or partner is different than other losses, in the sense that it literally changes every single thing in your world going forward. When your spouse dies, the way you eat changes. The way you watch TV changes. Your friend circle changes (or disappears entirely.) Your family dynamic/life changes (or disappears entirely). Your financial status changes. Your job situation changes. It effects your self-worth. Your self-esteem. Your confidence. Your rhythms. The way you breathe. Your mentality. Your brain function. Your physical body. Your hobbies and interests. Your sense of security.
Your sense of humor. Your sense of womanhood.
EVERY. SINGLE THING. CHANGES.
You are handed a new life that you never asked for and that you don't particularly want. It is the hardest, most gut-wrenching, horrific, life-altering of things to live with."
During the holiday season all of the above becomes even more real and painful.
anthony
November 6, 2024
Wow! After over 55 years of knowing Bob Belli, and having the pleasure of having him as part of the family; where do I start? He was the best brother-in-law a person could ask for {loved him as a brother}, a great husband & friend to my sister; a dedicated loving father to my two adorable nieces: Jennifer & Jill. Naturally, his love and enthusiasm for family extended to his two beautiful grandchildren: Jack and Julia.
Bob had an electric personality and zest for life, often communicated via his talent and love for music that was contagious. Every interest in his life was met with the same high energy and enthusiasm, such as his connection to nature via the beach and boating.
In all aspects of life, good times and bad, Bob was there for his family and friends. I will never forget the times I needed a good friend or support. To cite one example, Bob was there with me the entire night in the hospital, as I sat by my mother´s side her last night on this earth. On a lighter note, he was the only one that would join me for the maiden voyage when I purchased my boat. This was especially brave of him since neither one of us had a clue what we were doing. But, with his support and encouragement, all went well. He had a fun side that loved a challenge that no one else would touch. I remember in 1969 I gave Joanne and Bob an ice cream maker as part of a gift. To not hurt my feelings, Bob called me over and we attempted to make our first ice cream. As we followed the instructions, we also watched the first moon landing on TV. In spite of spending over $50 on dry ice and chocolate, we ended up with crystallized ice cream that no one would eat. Needless to say, NASA had better luck than we did.
I am so truly grateful to Bob for being such a consistently positive force in my life for more that 55 years and for all the memorable fun times shared.
Even with his difficult journey through hospice, Bob remained brave, loving and concerned about others. He was a "SPECIAL PERSON" that will be greatly missed.
joanne
November 1, 2024
As the world moves forward, as time goes by and the seasons change
I remain broken hearted and overwhelmed by grief.
You are gone and so much of me went with you
joanne belli
October 9, 2024
Your legacy lives on
Forever on my mind and in my heart
6 months since I last held your hand.
I miss you more each day
Joanne
joanne belli
October 9, 2024
6 months and I miss you more each day
NEVER
FORGOTTEN
I think of things you used to say And all that you would do, At some point, every single day, My thoughts will turn to you.
To lose you was a bitter wrench, The pain cut to my core.
I cried until my tears ran out And then I cried some more.
This wouldn't be your wish for me That I'd be forever sad
So I try to remind myself Of the happy times we had.
I know I can't be with you now And you can't be with me
But safe inside my heart you'll stay, That's where you'll always be
Missing you more each day
Joe Cardella
September 17, 2024
Some of us knew Bob as a beach lover.
Some of us knew Bob as a boater.
Some of us knew him as a world traveler.
Some of us knew him as a terrific musician.
Some of us knew him as a teacher.
I knew Bob as a volunteer on the Splash Boat.
I knew that Bob would show up on time and ready to work. He never hesitated to do the dirtiest jobs and to grab the most odious garbage.
I knew him as someone who could always be counted on.
All of us knew Bob as a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
All of us knew him as a Renaissance man.
All of us knew him as a good friend.
ALL of us Miss him too much.
All of us still hold him in our hearts.
Thank you Bob for being in my life
Joe Cardella
September 10, 2024
Joe Cardella
September 10, 2024
Joe Cardella
September 10, 2024
Joe Cardella
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jbelliBelli
September 9, 2024
joanne
September 8, 2024
55 years ago Bob chose "That´s All" as our wedding song.
Ever since that day that song became a symbol of our enduring love.
Although Bob was not overtly romantic his love was lasting and fierce.
Music was the way he best communicated his emotions and love.
As we enjoyed the New York jazz scene and traveled round the world to jazz clubs Bob would always tip the bands to play " That´s All" and then surprise me with a dance.
It was the most magical romantic moments of my life.
He had our song played by the pianist in Harry´s Bar in Paris on the same piano that George Gershwin composed " An American in Paris".
In 2023 on our trip to Ireland a great local Dublin jazz band played it for us. We danced and our entire tour group clapped.
The recording I love best of our song is the one Bob recorded on our grand piano in our living room with his musical soulmate, Guy.
It is this version that i played for Bob when he passed away in Home Hospice on April 10,2024.
I was blessed to be by his side, play his music, hold his hand and tell him how much I love him.
joanne
September 8, 2024
joanne
September 8, 2024
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Our wedding song "That´s All" from the Johnny Mathis Heavenly Album was the song that symbolized our life and love together.
For 55 years we danced to that sing in countries around the world.
Bob would have it played by jazz bands and then ask me to dance.
He expressed his deep feelings best through music.
He recorded my favorite version of the song on our piano in our living room some years back
I played it for him the morning he passed while holding his hand and telling him how much I love him.
" I can only give you love that lasts forever and a hand to hold when leaves begin to fall
say it´s me that you adore for now and evermore
That´s All That´s All
I love you Bob
joanne belli
September 7, 2024
joanne belli
September 7, 2024
Connie
September 6, 2024
Connie
September 6, 2024
Connie
September 6, 2024
Connie
September 6, 2024
Connie
September 5, 2024
Connie
September 5, 2024
Connie
September 5, 2024
Connie
September 5, 2024
I met Bobby through Guy, so long ago I can´t even remember the year. Thinking I would say something June 27th at the beach, I asked Siri for the meaning "Robert". The answer came back... Renown, Fame, Bright and Godlike. When Joanne opened the Memorial and told us she learned Bobby´s real name was Alfred, I said to myself "this is not going to work" and left the eulogies to everyone else. It didn´t matter whether you knew Bobby for 50 years or one day, when you met, you knew immediately, this is an amazing person. He was certainly a character, sometimes crazy, nonetheless, awesome and intelligent, real intelligent. No love could ever compare to the love and dedication he had for Joanne, his family and friends.The beach, music, and, his car came in a close second. In 2014, Bobby loved my Mustang so much that he purchased one just like it. He was (and will always be) the best pianist I ever knew..
The beach He would travel the world just to sit on one in every continent.
Bobby, I miss you, when I look at the ocean I´ll see you, when I listen to jazz, I´ll hear you and when I get into my Mustang, I know you´ll be close. Rest in peace my dear friend
Linda Vegh
August 14, 2024
I first met Bob when we worked together at Hillside Medical Center´s High School. I was a new teacher and Bob was always very helpful and reassuring as it was not an easy place to work. Sometimes, we would drive in to work together and he would share his stories of Joanne and his daughters Jennifer and Jill.
Many years later, after I had left Hilldside, I was married and living in Lido Beach with my family. I remember walking in to a restaurant with my young boys and I saw a man sitting at a table. I knew it was Bob just by the way he was sitting! Hand over his face, like when we were at the hospital! We said hello and caught up
Many years later, I moved in to Lido Towers and discovered that someone named Joanne Belli wrote a book about the place - I asked her if her husband´s name was Bob and we were able to start our friendship again
Bob was a funny, warm and caring person and he will be missed
Ellen Cerrone
August 9, 2024
Ellen Cerrone
August 9, 2024
Ellen Cerrone
August 9, 2024
Ellen Cerrone
August 9, 2024
Ellen Cerrone
August 9, 2024
Ellen Cerrone
August 9, 2024
Dear Bob, you left this world to soon. Your love of music has inspired so many. I know I enjoyed hearing you play at different places on Long Island, when words fail music speaks, Your special love for Joanne. Your daughters and your grandkids will never be forgotten. Thanks for giving us so many happy memories to keep in our hearts forever. We can cry because you are gone or we can smile because you lived.
Lou Giordano
August 6, 2024
I so enjoyed playing with Bob in Sweet Surrender. A consummate professional, he lent such flexibility and depth to what we could accomplish. So sad to hear of his passing.
Much love and condolences to those who loved him.
Barbara Cerrone
August 6, 2024
Barbara Cerrone
August 6, 2024
Barbara Cerrone
August 6, 2024
Barbara Cerrone
Bob was my only cousin that I grew up with.....
My fondest memories of being with BOB is almost every Thanksgiving and Christmas and his birthday. His mom made holidays very special. We were always together as his mom and my mom were sisters. We spent most of the summers together in Rockaway at the beach on 69th St.
Bob´s mom was a very special person, I adored her... and how much she enjoyed her Robert!
My recall is very bad but I could only remember that in the early 60s ...64 65 66 I don´t remember the dates but we had rented a summer house together in the Hamptons. There was six of us, four girls and two boys the other boy was Steve Russo. We had such a good time that summer. It was a summer to remember!
Bob was a very special person with so many wonderful attributes.
Our hearts are broken, his presence was truly a gift to everybody. He was taken too soon. Bob had so much more life to live. Please rest in peace, my beautiful cousin
Cindy Crociata
August 6, 2024
I can't believe I'm admitting this to the public but here is my first encounter with Bob Belli. Somewhere around 2004 I answered an ad on "BandMix.Com. They were looking for a lead singer and so I replied to the ad. I was to meet in Malverne at Bob & Joanne's home for an audition with Bob and Guy Miata. I remember saying to my husband Pete that I would have to meet them at Bob's house, down in the basement where the equipment was. I told Pete "You better come with me.. I watch Criminal Minds.. I know what happens in these situations". LOL. So, I gathered my things, filled my Aquafina water bottle with liquid courage (vodka) and headed to the audition. Little did I know that that day would change my life forever. We clicked immediately and I knew this was going to be something very special and I was so right. The funny part here is that Bob and Guy wanted so much to drink alcohol that night, but after seeing me drink only my "water", they didn't want to scare me off by boozing it up! LOL. Little did they know what I had in that water bottle. I think it was years later that the truth came out. We started Sweet Surrender at that time and played together for over 10 years until I moved to Florida. I will always hold those memories in my heart. Bob Belli - I love you and miss you and thank you every day for being such an important part of my life.
Kathleen
August 5, 2024
Dear Joanne,
The hardest thing is to say goodbye to my musical soulmate and your wonderful husband. Bob taught me so much in music, and always pumped me up and made me keep reaching. Never have I ever enjoyed evenings like our rehearsals together. The best times, the deepest friendship, that's who Bob is to me. He's been by my side for countless tragedies these last 5 years; always supportive - and funny and a really good cook! I think of him every song I sing. He made us all sound good in the Musical Therapy Band. I thank the fates that I met Bob, and we clicked as we did. I'll never forget his first invitation: "Let's get together and see if we don't kill each other!" We didn't; we just clicked. Love that man ~
Love,
Kathleen
Kathleen Gerold
August 5, 2024
Bob was the most genuine, generous, and talented of musicians. He was my musical soulmate. We clicked over our love of the same genres of music, and he helped me expand my repertoire to new lengths. I loved our times together ~ not a rehearsal or song goes by when I don't think about Bob, and something he taught me about the music. He was the real thing ~ no wonder there are so many of us mourning our loss. Bob Belli, I love you!
joanne
August 5, 2024
Twenty one years ago when you bought your first new boat you decided to name it "SomaTime".
Most people became confused and thought it was "Summertime" but "Somatime" was a reference to a fictional drug from one of your favorite science fiction books, "Brave New World" a novel by Aldous Huxley.
Soma, a fictional drug is used to calm and pacify, suspending people in a state of permanent bliss. The World State of Huxley's dystopian novel issues the drug, Soma as a means of control, to quell rebellious feelings.
Ah, soma. Huxley's wonder-drug -"half a gramme for a half-holiday, a gramme for a week-end, two grammes for a trip to the gorgeous East, three for a dark eternity on the moon"-
Your boat was your SOMATIME
Science Fiction was your favorite genre.
You preferred Science Fiction short story anthologies.
You read through all the available NYPL anthologies on your kindle.
Then you started buying science fiction collections on Amazon for ridiculously low prices which amazed you
You read through them at a feverish pace on the beach, on the boat "Somatime" and through most nights as you frequently had trouble sleeping.
You often discussed the stories with me and shared that although some were written 150 years ago they were often prophetic.
You passed your interest in science fiction on to your youngest daughter, Jill, a professor of English who has developed a science fiction course and teaches it at her college. Your legacy lives on through your daughter and perhaps a new generation of students
joanne belli
August 4, 2024
joanne belli
August 4, 2024
joanne belli
August 4, 2024
joanne belli
August 4, 2024
Twenty one years ago when you bought your first new boat you decided to name it "SomaTime".
Most people became confused and thought it was Summertime but "Somatime" was a reference to a fictional drug from one of your favorite science fiction books, "Brave New World" a novel by Aldous Huxley.
Soma is a fictional drug
Soma (Brave New World by Aldous Huxley)
Soma is used to calm and pacify; suspending people in a state of permanent bliss. The World State of Huxley's dystopian novel issues the drug, Soma as a means of control, to quell rebellious feelings.
Here´s to all those years we enjoyed a permanent state of bliss aboard "Somatime" and everywhere we were together
That joy and bliss will remain in my heart forever alongside the grief and sorrow of your passing.
Science Fiction was your favorite genre.
You preferred Science Fiction short story anthologies.
You read through all the available NYPL anthologies on your kindle.
Then you started buying science fiction collections on Amazon for ridiculously low prices which amazed you
You read through them at a feverish pace on the beach, on the boat "Somatime" and through most nights as you frequently had trouble sleeping.
You often discussed the stories with me and shared that although some were written 150 years ago they were often prophetic.
You passed your interest in science fiction on to your youngest daughter, Jill, a professor of English who has developed a science fiction course and teaches it at her college. Your legacy lives on through your daughter and perhaps a new generation of students
Eleanor Antinis
August 1, 2024
I was teaching Summer school at Hillside Hospital. I was a coverage teacher at the time. Bob brought his students into my classroom. I was teaching a non-fiction lesson on frogs. The Assistant Principal, Betty, came into the room, and decided to observe us. It was totally unplanned, and there was no time for collaboration. We explained to the students that frogs were Amphibians. The students were very intrigued to learn that frogs could live on land, or in the water. Bob then explained to the students about Amphibious vehicles. He truly had a captive audience! The lesson turned out great! The Assistant Principal, Betty was very pleased. When she wrote up the observation we scored very high grades! In fact, the only negative comment she wrote was, " There were a couple of books on the bookshelf that were out of order!" It was a pleasure working with Bob! He had a wonderful relationship with the students. I remember Bob always playing chess with the students as I passed by his room. They loved playing with him. He was like the Pied Piper!!!
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July 30, 2024
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Cathy and Dennis Langevin
July 29, 2024
Cathy and Dennis Langevin
July 29, 2024
Cathy and Dennis Langevin
July 29, 2024
Cathy and Dennis Langevin
July 29, 2024
Cathy and Dennis Langevin
July 29, 2024
Cathy and Dennis Langevin
July 29, 2024
Bob, you made an excellent martini . Straight up, chilled and perfectly dry ( IYKYK)
You should be here tonight to shake one for me.
You left us way too soon.
You were a quiet yet powerful force and your own man .
We miss your friendship
and kindness. And dry sense of humor.
Thanks for the great days with Joanne, jumping in the ocean at your beach and sailing on your boat .
Your musical creativity brought us countless good times.
When you offered to play music in my backyard with Alan and Kathleen during the isolating days of Summer 2020, we all sang and my grandkids danced with abandon. An indelible day of joy .
Bob, you were our dear friend who inspired us so much. You will never be forgotten .
Sandy and Richard Jacoby
July 29, 2024
Sandy and Richard Jacoby
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Sandy and Richard Jacoby
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Sandy and Richard Jacoby
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Sandy and Richard Jacoby
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Sandy and Richard Jacoby
July 29, 2024
Dear Bob,
Standing here at the ocean, we think of you and your very dear wife sitting together on the beach....always a beautiful site as you were so content to be with one another, just the two of you( enjoying the beauty and wonder surrounding you.
Joanne gave us the history of this magnificent place in her amazing book about our beloved Lido BUT you gave us your music.
You made every gathering special and no one appreciated it more than Dodo who took the microphone out of your hand and gave us her rendition.
I picture you and her brightening up the heavens with song.
That was a gift that keeps on giving and we are forever grateful
With our love
Sandy and Richard
Rona Cohen
July 27, 2024
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July 27, 2024
Almost 19 years ago this month I first met Bob when I moved to our beautiful oceanfront condo.
Bob was always swimming in the ocean so we quickly became swimming buddies and together in the water we frolicked as if we were little kids.
after swimming I would often go to see Bob´s band perform.
I would sing in my off key voice as Sweet Surrender and Musical Therapy performed
Sometimes Bob played at parties around our beautiful oceanfront fountain
Bob´s band Sweet Surrender played at my 60th birthday party which is a memory that will always be cherished by me and my family and friends.
Our beach talks, sharing my family simchas together over the years has been a gift of love bestowed upon me.
Bob is etched into my heart and soul.
I know his loss for Joanne and her family is enormous and my heart is open to help heal the wounds of this loss.
Bob is in my heart in a very special way and as I swim the ocean or hear his songs he will forever come to me and I will smile because he has lifted me up by sharing his love and creative talents with me
Forever in my heart
Rona
Bev and Paul Silpe
July 27, 2024
I know Bob´s Celebration of Life on the beach will be touching and beautiful and just what Bob would want.
Our own memories of Bob include watching him in his summer tan running into the ocean, the two of you being amongst the last to leave the beach at the end of the day- and a wonderful evening when Bob and his band played at a concert.
It is so special to see people so full of joy when thoroughly engaged in doing the things they love.
It reminds us all to be grateful for so many happy times.
Sending our heartfelt condolences to you and your family
Anthony Giammarino
July 27, 2024
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Anthony Giammarino
July 27, 2024
Bob´s zest and love for life, family, friends and of course music was truly contagious.
He was a great husband and best friend to my sister, supportive and loving father to my lovely nieces and also a loving doting grandfather to Julia and Jack.
I thank Bob for over 50 years of fun memories.
He added positive energy to all he encountered.
I loved Bob as a brother and thank him for all his support and love through life.
He will always have a huge place in my heart and mind
Kathy Ercolano
July 27, 2024
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Honor a beloved veteran with a special tribute of ‘Taps’ at the National WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The nightly ceremony in Washington, D.C. will be dedicated in honor of your loved one on the day of your choosing.
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Should I Send Sympathy Flowers?
What kind of arrangement is appropriate, where should you send it, and when should you send an alternative?
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What Should I Write in a Sympathy Card?
We'll help you find the right words to comfort your family member or loved one during this difficult time.
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Estate Settlement Guide
If you’re in charge of handling the affairs for a recently deceased loved one, this guide offers a helpful checklist.
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Obituaries, grief & privacy: Legacy’s news editor on NPR podcast
Legacy's Linnea Crowther discusses how families talk about causes of death in the obituaries they write.
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The Five Stages of Grief
They're not a map to follow, but simply a description of what people commonly feel.
Read moreWays to honor Robert Belli's life and legacy
Obituary Examples
You may find these well-written obituary examples helpful as you write about your own family.
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Obituary Templates – Customizable Examples and Samples
These free blank templates make writing an obituary faster and easier.
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How Do I Write a Eulogy?
Some basic help and starters when you have to write a tribute to someone you love.
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